This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
Shirin Chaudhury was taken into custody from her residence in Dhanmondi. Last month, Awami League voiced deep concern over ‘widespread arrests and custodial deaths’ nationwide.
Newly appointed Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Kahlilur Rahman, is expected to land in India in April. This will be first high-level outreach since PM Tarique Rahman took office.
Arrivals from Bangladesh fell 73.4% in 2025. The tourism ministry used it to explain away an overall decline, but a parliamentary committee was not convinced.
Visit by Rahman set to be first by a Bangladeshi foreign minister to New Delhi since former PM Hasina's ouster. India & Bangladesh are working to stabilise ties following a period of turbulence.
This come days after Bangladesh PM's 'Genocide Day' remarks. Ties between the countries have long been strained over legacy of Liberation War, but began warming under Yunus administration.
Post the fall of Hasina govt, under interim leadership of Yunus, Liberation War narratives & revisionism became a key point of discussion amid improvement in Bangladesh-Pakistan ties.
Politics demands an ability to reach beyond established networks and to appeal to constituencies that do not share the same ideological commitments. Jamaat has struggled on this front.
By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
Islamist radicals are the ones who brought Yunus to power. Yunus has all along been a puppet in their hands.
The Islamists knew well enough that they lack credibility in the international forum and hence co-opted Yunus into their project. Yunus is the shield which provides them US and Western backing.
Behind the scenes, the radical mullahs are the ones pulling the strings.
New Bangladesh is nothing but East Pakistan. It should declare Urdu as the official language and MA Jinnah as Father of the Nation.
Islamist radicals are the ones who brought Yunus to power. Yunus has all along been a puppet in their hands.
The Islamists knew well enough that they lack credibility in the international forum and hence co-opted Yunus into their project. Yunus is the shield which provides them US and Western backing.
Behind the scenes, the radical mullahs are the ones pulling the strings.